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not too far away, another family, another tragedy caused by sandy. in nearby pearl river, jeffrey channon, 51 years old, a retired new york city police sergeant was home with his wife and children when a tree fell on their house. police say the power of the falling tree was so great that his body was forced from an upper floor to the ground. he was found outside his home pinned underneath the tree. his wife and daughters were badly injured. his son called 911. on staten island, the scene of so much heartbreak, another wrenching story. enormous waves churned by sandy overcame the home of george dresh in the island's tottenville section. the local newspaper, "the staten island advance" was given this photo of george a year ago. that's him on the far left with the white gloves. he had been helping to clean up after hurricane irene. this time, neighbors told the newspaper that he stayed because a family's home had been looted a year ago when irene had struck and this is what was left after the storm moved on. total destruction. he was killed and so was h
not too far away, another family, another tragedy caused by sandy. in nearby pearl river, jeffrey channon, 51 years old, a retired new york city police sergeant was home with his wife and children when a tree fell on their house. police say the power of the falling tree was so great that his body was forced from an upper floor to the ground. he was found outside his home pinned underneath the tree. his wife and daughters were badly injured. his son called 911. on staten island, the scene of so...
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toll from sandy is at least 97 people. at least 40 of them lived in new york, day by day we're learning more about who they are, the lives they lived. tonight, four more families forever changed by this storm. at the height of the storm on monday, two best friends in the small town of salem, new york decided to spend the night together. 13-year-old michael robson and his 11-year-old pal, jack baumler were playing in the family room, police said, when a fierce wind blew a 100 foot oak tree through the house. a photograph of the house shows the entire second floor destroyed. both boys were killed instantly. two other children playing at the house were hurt. at a wake before the funeral masses for both boys, jack was remembered as an all-star baseball player, a kid who loved to talk and engage both adults and his friends. michael, relatives said, loved adventure and talked about becoming a park ranger. an uncle told the local newspaper quote, our hearts are broken. the pain is raw. not too far away, another family, another tr
toll from sandy is at least 97 people. at least 40 of them lived in new york, day by day we're learning more about who they are, the lives they lived. tonight, four more families forever changed by this storm. at the height of the storm on monday, two best friends in the small town of salem, new york decided to spend the night together. 13-year-old michael robson and his 11-year-old pal, jack baumler were playing in the family room, police said, when a fierce wind blew a 100 foot oak tree...
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now to the latest on superstorm sandy. there are reports that at least 22 million gallons of gas are headed to the northeast to relieve in the shortages. gas rationing got under way in new jersey in 12 counties in an effort to cut down on wait times. people there had been waiting in miles along lines for hours to gas up their cars and get fuel for their generators. >>> all right. some voters in new jersey will face a pretty big election day challenge because of superstorm sandy. five days after the storm polling station managers are working to make sure the voting goes as smoothly as it possibly can. joining me right now explain what they're doing is dennis kovitz, president of the new jersey association of election officials. good to see you. >> hi. thanks for having us here. >> okay. this is a huge undertaking. a colossal challenge. how do you even go about it? it would seem that so many people in new jersey are so inundated with personal problems and worries, the last thing they're thinking about is election day. so how
now to the latest on superstorm sandy. there are reports that at least 22 million gallons of gas are headed to the northeast to relieve in the shortages. gas rationing got under way in new jersey in 12 counties in an effort to cut down on wait times. people there had been waiting in miles along lines for hours to gas up their cars and get fuel for their generators. >>> all right. some voters in new jersey will face a pretty big election day challenge because of superstorm sandy. five...
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first, sandy, up more than 200,000 people without power, 12 days after sandy made landfall. and new jersey governor chris christie says he expects power to be almost fully restored to victims at the end of the day. storm victims are also dealing with huge amounts of debris. >> reporter: i'm standing along river road in belmar, this site has been officially been turned into debris field for the city. everything taken off the roads in the city, from the boardwalk, furniture, appliances, anything inside the houses and placed on the street has now been trucked over to this site. at some point later in the month, all this debris will be taken out of here and sent to landfalls in pennsylvania, new jersey, and determined by fema. >> fema says more than $400 million in assistance has already been approved for storm victims. >>> and a 4.23 quake rattles kentucky this morning, centered eight miles from whitesburg, kentucky. they're not uncommon here, but others felt shaking, some more than 300 miles away. >>> and it took some days, but we have a winner in florida, president obama won
first, sandy, up more than 200,000 people without power, 12 days after sandy made landfall. and new jersey governor chris christie says he expects power to be almost fully restored to victims at the end of the day. storm victims are also dealing with huge amounts of debris. >> reporter: i'm standing along river road in belmar, this site has been officially been turned into debris field for the city. everything taken off the roads in the city, from the boardwalk, furniture, appliances,...
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he canceled because of superstorm sandy. at times yesterday during his visit in florida he used a softer tone in his campaign message. >> that's one of the great characteristics of our people. we come together in times of trial. this is one of those times for millions of people in our country. do your very best in your prayers, your thoughts and with your funds, if you can. in seven days the whole nation is going to come together. in seven days after the election is over, we're going to come together and do the work that needs to be done. >> romney's softer tone did not last long. did he attack the president over his response to the killing of four americans in benghazi, libya. >>> the jobs report, tomorrow's number from the labor department will be the last one we'll get before the election. but we've already gotten an advance indicator this morning. payroll numbers. and the woman in the know, alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange. so, share. >> reporter: adp says private employers added 158,000 jobs in october. th
he canceled because of superstorm sandy. at times yesterday during his visit in florida he used a softer tone in his campaign message. >> that's one of the great characteristics of our people. we come together in times of trial. this is one of those times for millions of people in our country. do your very best in your prayers, your thoughts and with your funds, if you can. in seven days the whole nation is going to come together. in seven days after the election is over, we're going to...
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sandy is ongoing. the winds of sandy are still blowing in many ways. and almost every moment, there is a new reminder of why. we just got this video of a fire crew out on long island the night that sandy hit, surrounded by water, battered by wind and facing a wall of flames. take a look. >> what about the downed wires? >> watch the wires over your head. >> here comes the wind. >> the block is pitch black. >> imagine that, fighting fire in the midst of all that water. the fire is out. the homes destroyed. power is out to more than 635,000 long island customers. for those 635,000 people, it is still a disaster. still a disaster as well for hundreds of thousands in new york's west chester county who might not see power for another nine days. in lower manhattan, they're at what could be billions of dollars in damage. andrew cuomo took me for a rare look at inside. >> when you saw the water coming in monday night, what went through your mind? >> it was one of the most frightening things. i mean, it was truly frightening, to say the least. all you hear is wa
sandy is ongoing. the winds of sandy are still blowing in many ways. and almost every moment, there is a new reminder of why. we just got this video of a fire crew out on long island the night that sandy hit, surrounded by water, battered by wind and facing a wall of flames. take a look. >> what about the downed wires? >> watch the wires over your head. >> here comes the wind. >> the block is pitch black. >> imagine that, fighting fire in the midst of all that...
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focusing on sandy. the destruction. the other two, they really just zero on the 2012 election coverage. you have to look closely to notice the difference here. both of them, the diagrams. one has obama on the top here. the other had romney's red circle on the top. two views, one election. want to bring in the white house correspondent of "time" michael sharer and joining us from washington. welcome back. >> thank you, brooke. >> we've just learned here that the candidates and subject to change making the final stops on monday before the election, president in iowa, mitt romney in new hampshire. do you see the stops as significant here, in terms of, you know, popular or electoral significance or merely symbolic? >> well, no. all stops matter at this point in the campaign. what's notable is the same states they keep going back to time and time again. it's an incredibly narrow number of states given historical precedence. you go back to 1960s. a majority of states would be swing states in the country, majority of states wo
focusing on sandy. the destruction. the other two, they really just zero on the 2012 election coverage. you have to look closely to notice the difference here. both of them, the diagrams. one has obama on the top here. the other had romney's red circle on the top. two views, one election. want to bring in the white house correspondent of "time" michael sharer and joining us from washington. welcome back. >> thank you, brooke. >> we've just learned here that the candidates...
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the death toll from superstorm sandy rose to 106 last night, that's just in the u.s. cnn jim clancy is in long island beach, new jersey, an area where houses were floating down the streets. jim, we hear some good news of some signs of improvement this morning. >> well, you know, the improvement is going to come and certainly they're out there working every day. they're digging away. they're trying to literally like snow plows tear through the sand dunes that have built up. some as high as six feet on this island, covering up roadways and plowing through all of that and they're working on, i've seen people coming out and checking the power lines and we have people coming out and the entire underside of some of these homes that were up on stilts or posts or whatever you want to call it, pili pylons. they may have to come down. all of the homes, they're ensuring that they have a little bit of stability. you know, this was quite a storm. i talked to one of the residents, he refuses to leave. search and rescue yesterday, guy name carl was telling me that the experience of
the death toll from superstorm sandy rose to 106 last night, that's just in the u.s. cnn jim clancy is in long island beach, new jersey, an area where houses were floating down the streets. jim, we hear some good news of some signs of improvement this morning. >> well, you know, the improvement is going to come and certainly they're out there working every day. they're digging away. they're trying to literally like snow plows tear through the sand dunes that have built up. some as high as...
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. >>> people who were made homeless by superstorm sandy are finding some relief courtesy of fema. fema has set up a temporary shelter camp in new jersey that looks like a massive tent city. it houses more than 200 people affected by the storm, as well as thousands of utility workers and first responders. thousands of them. but fema officials say sandy evacuees will be moved into better housing this week. >>> number five now, the ceo of the popular southern restaurant chain waffle house has been accused of sexual improprieties by his former assistant. she is accusing him of "performing sexual services including inappropriate touching and appearing naked in front of her for the nine years she worked for him. rogers has not responded to the claims. >>> voters in two states, washington state and colorado, voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use. we're not talking about medicine, but simply to get high for fun. check out some of the reaction in colorado this week. >> i am feeling amazing. this is the best day i've seen in my life. >> obviously, it's always nice to be right. so
. >>> people who were made homeless by superstorm sandy are finding some relief courtesy of fema. fema has set up a temporary shelter camp in new jersey that looks like a massive tent city. it houses more than 200 people affected by the storm, as well as thousands of utility workers and first responders. thousands of them. but fema officials say sandy evacuees will be moved into better housing this week. >>> number five now, the ceo of the popular southern restaurant chain...
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given what took place with that superstorm sandy? five days after the storm, polling station managers are working to make sure voting goes as smoothly as possible. but is that a difficult undertaking? joining me to explain what they're doing in connecticut, connect kick' secretary of state, denise merril, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> i understand already in some portions of connecticut like greenwich, everything is working again. you have the polling stations in place. but then are there other areas in connecticut that were impacted by the storm where things are not up and running. the polling stations and power is not up and running? >> there are still a few that we're worried about, probably a handful at this points, but we've been in communication with all of the 169 towns where these elections are held. we don't have a county election system in connecticut, so that's a big challenging. but we're pretty confident we will have most of the polling places up and running and generators standing by if needed. >> so this mean
given what took place with that superstorm sandy? five days after the storm, polling station managers are working to make sure voting goes as smoothly as possible. but is that a difficult undertaking? joining me to explain what they're doing in connecticut, connect kick' secretary of state, denise merril, good to see you. >> good to see you. >> i understand already in some portions of connecticut like greenwich, everything is working again. you have the polling stations in place....
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and now, picking up the pieces from sandy. staten island is a 60 square mile portion of new york city and it suffered some of the worst devastation from the storm. 19 of the city's deaths happened on staten island and today, i toured some of the hardest hit areas and spoke with residents just beginning to pick up the piecing of their shattered lives. this is quincy avenue and you still can't get close to house number 845. that's where barbara and her son, christopher, barely survived the storm. >> we stayed 11 hour onss on the roof. we kept yelling help to everyone we see. nobody was coming. nobody. >> their neighborhood, destroyed. the water rose feet in just minutes. they escaped with their lives, but suffered unimaginable loss. >> we were told the next day, looking for my sister, she was found dead in her apartment -- we have to get her from brooklyn and try to bury her. >> at the shelter, we saw about 250 people with no place to go and there are others still unaccounted for. congressman michael grim represents all of state
and now, picking up the pieces from sandy. staten island is a 60 square mile portion of new york city and it suffered some of the worst devastation from the storm. 19 of the city's deaths happened on staten island and today, i toured some of the hardest hit areas and spoke with residents just beginning to pick up the piecing of their shattered lives. this is quincy avenue and you still can't get close to house number 845. that's where barbara and her son, christopher, barely survived the storm....
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superstorm sandy has crippled that system. there is catastrophic damage to underground tracks and equipment. the mta says it is too early to tell whether full service will return and be fixed. millions of commuters use the system every day. commuters relied on buses, cars and cabs if you were lucky enough to find them. there was gridlock as bad as we have ever seen. look at a live shot of columbus circle south of central park on the west side. central park still remained closed. it has been like this all day. one of the reasons is that crane is still dangling over 57th street and that is creating the massive traffic jam around the circle. jason joins me from the queensboro bridge. i talked to you earlier today and most people have given up trying to get a vehicle they were walking. >> oh, yeah, it has been a frustrating day for thousands of commuters making their way across the bridge. you can look through the traffic people still making their way at this hour even at 8:00. it is the only way for a lot of these people to get h
superstorm sandy has crippled that system. there is catastrophic damage to underground tracks and equipment. the mta says it is too early to tell whether full service will return and be fixed. millions of commuters use the system every day. commuters relied on buses, cars and cabs if you were lucky enough to find them. there was gridlock as bad as we have ever seen. look at a live shot of columbus circle south of central park on the west side. central park still remained closed. it has been...
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the flames fanned by the powerful winds of sandy. we'll be right back. >>> we learned today the giant fire that devastated the new york city community of breezy point, which we have been covering now for days, was even more destructive than first believed. fire officials upped the number of homes destroyed to 110. those flames were fanned by the gale-force winds of sandy as it pounded the region. today teams scoured the debris checking for victims. i'm joined by a former new york firefighter who lost his home in that fire. it is a miracle he's alive after this disaster and in 2005 he amazingly survived another brush with death. he was nearly killed when his bike was hit by a 20-ton bus and sucked underneath it. this is one of new york's ultimate survivors. appreciate you being with us. i'm so sorry for your loss. how are you holding up? >> thank you, anderson. we are doing as well as can be expected. >> i know you went back home after the fire. is there anything that was salvageable? >> no. not at all. my street was right in the midd
the flames fanned by the powerful winds of sandy. we'll be right back. >>> we learned today the giant fire that devastated the new york city community of breezy point, which we have been covering now for days, was even more destructive than first believed. fire officials upped the number of homes destroyed to 110. those flames were fanned by the gale-force winds of sandy as it pounded the region. today teams scoured the debris checking for victims. i'm joined by a former new york...
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they have been impacted by hurricane sandy when it comes to power outages. the darker the color means the higher number of people without power. we know new york and new jersey are likely to go democratic. but let's walk over to pennsylvania here and look at this. you see this down here? let me help you understand this chart a little bit. this explains the darker the color, the higher the number of people without power. as we come back to pennsylvania, i want to show you something. it's obvious to the naked eye. in this area here is where you see more people without power. scranton, philadelphia, in the suburbs. about 100,000 out of power in philadelphia and montgomery and bucks county alone. let's look at how they voted in the last election. if the problems persist, right there that tells you more of a problem for the president. if there's no power at polling stations. if people just decide too much hassle, i can't vote. pennsylvania is an absentee ballot state but not ann early voting state. let's move over to ohio. this is a place where the obama campaign
they have been impacted by hurricane sandy when it comes to power outages. the darker the color means the higher number of people without power. we know new york and new jersey are likely to go democratic. but let's walk over to pennsylvania here and look at this. you see this down here? let me help you understand this chart a little bit. this explains the darker the color, the higher the number of people without power. as we come back to pennsylvania, i want to show you something. it's obvious...
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and this year, about 000 hurricane sandy victims will get seats and bleachers along the parade route. then friday, shop til you drop, black friday retailers expect an increase of 3% from last year's sales. >>> and that will do it for me. cnn "newsroom" continues right now with don lemon. have a great week. >> you have a great week. thank you, gary, have a great week, as well i'm don lemon. you're in the cnn "newsroom," with millions of people on edge and a region the brink of war, the eyes of the world are watching to see what will happen next between israel and hamas. but for now, the rockets just keep flying. and it's civilians who are caught in the cross fire. hamas says ten members of the same family were killed during an israeli air strike in gaza, their house reduced to rubble. israel says it was targeting a top militant. on the other side of the border, air raids sounded in israel's largest city for the third time in as many days. but the rocket aim for tel aviv was intercepted. cnn's cedrick prankins was where air raid sirens went off. one sounded when i was on the air with cn
and this year, about 000 hurricane sandy victims will get seats and bleachers along the parade route. then friday, shop til you drop, black friday retailers expect an increase of 3% from last year's sales. >>> and that will do it for me. cnn "newsroom" continues right now with don lemon. have a great week. >> you have a great week. thank you, gary, have a great week, as well i'm don lemon. you're in the cnn "newsroom," with millions of people on edge and a...
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the flames fanned by the powerful winds of sandy. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] can a car be built around a state of mind? ♪ announcing the all-new 2013 malibu from chevrolet. ♪ with a remarkable new interior featuring the available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. this is where sophisticated styling begins. and where it ends? that's up to you. it's here -- the greatest malibu ever. ♪ campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>> we learned today, the giant fire that devastated the new york city community of breezy point was even more destructive than first believed. fire officials upped the number of homes destroyed to 110. flames were fanned by the gale force winds of sandy. and today, search and rescue teams scoured debris, checking for victims. i'm joined by matt long, a former new york firefighter who lost his home in the fire. it's a miracle he's alive after th
the flames fanned by the powerful winds of sandy. we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] can a car be built around a state of mind? ♪ announcing the all-new 2013 malibu from chevrolet. ♪ with a remarkable new interior featuring the available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. this is where sophisticated styling begins. and where it ends? that's up to you. it's here -- the greatest malibu ever. ♪ campbell's has 24 new soups that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin'...
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the death toll from sandy is now up to at least 48 people in eight states, and nearly 6 million people in 15 states and the nation's capital are still without power tonight. also today president obama got a firsthand look of the jersey shore, one of the areas hardest hit by sandy. he was accompanied by new jersey governor chris christie. here they are in a photo just released by the white house within the past hour on marine one. the president said he will help. >> we are here for you and we will not forget, we will follow up to make sure that you get all the help that you need until you've rebuilt. >> the iconic boardwalk and seaside heights, new jersey, is just one of the places the president saw today. it's a landmark made famous by bruce springsteen, mtv and "the sopranos." this is before and after, to give you a sense of what's happened. it's not even all there. you can see the rides including the roller coaster have been washed away sitting in the ocean. michael holmes is just across the bay in toms river, new jersey. you were in seaside heights, you toured it, what did you see?
the death toll from sandy is now up to at least 48 people in eight states, and nearly 6 million people in 15 states and the nation's capital are still without power tonight. also today president obama got a firsthand look of the jersey shore, one of the areas hardest hit by sandy. he was accompanied by new jersey governor chris christie. here they are in a photo just released by the white house within the past hour on marine one. the president said he will help. >> we are here for you and...
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thank you. >> all right, thousands lost everything in superstorm sandy. it is a situation that is hard for the rest of us to even imagine. we've seen the physical impactmeimpact. up next, we're going to talk about what the survivors may be deal with, psychologically. >> we lost our house, our pool, and god only knows what else. >> unbelievable, like a war zone. >> i'm not exactly sure where to go from here besides calling the insurance company. >> that is the first step, then comes calculating the loss and cashing the check. in sandy's wake, tens of thousands of homeowners are now asking if a tree falls in a hurricane who pays? >> if the tree hits your house, you call your insurance company, and file a claim. you're going to be covered for the damage that that tree does to your house, for anything that is in the house, and for the cost of removing that tree. >> jean salvatore of the insurance institution. >> wind is one of those standard disasters that is covered. >> reporter: with sandy's wind came water. >> most people buy flood insurance from the natio
thank you. >> all right, thousands lost everything in superstorm sandy. it is a situation that is hard for the rest of us to even imagine. we've seen the physical impactmeimpact. up next, we're going to talk about what the survivors may be deal with, psychologically. >> we lost our house, our pool, and god only knows what else. >> unbelievable, like a war zone. >> i'm not exactly sure where to go from here besides calling the insurance company. >> that is the first...
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the flames fanned by the powerful winds of sandy. we'll be right back. ♪ announcing the all-new 2013 malibu from chevrolet. ♪ with a remarkable new interior featuring the available chevrolet mylink infotainment system. this is where sophisticated styling begins. and where it ends? that's up to you. it's here -- the greatest malibu ever. ♪ tyou wouldn't want your adoctor doing your job, hello... so why are you doing hers? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn is actually something more serious like acid reflux disease. over time, stomach acid can damage the lining of your esophagus. for many, prescription nexium not only provides 24-hour heartburn relief, but can also help heal acid-related erosions in the lining of your esophagus. talk to your doctor about the risk for osteoporosis-related bone fractures and low magnesium levels with long-term use of nexium. possible side effects include headache, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. other serious stomach conditions may still exist. let your doctor do her job. an
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now the political fallout from superstorm sandy. some polls sites in new york city are being relocated or combined because of all the storm damage. and voters in some counties may get an extra day to cast their ballots if turnout is too low. alina cho is at a high school in brooklyn that is doubling as a shelter for all of the sandy evacuees. tomorrow it will also be a voting site, we understand. alina, how are the preparations going there? >> reporter: well, i think we'll have to wait and see until election day tomorrow, zoraida. good morning. we are at brooklyn tech high school. you're absolutely right. right now it is an emergency shelter. housing those with special medical needs. and tomorrow it will become a polling station. and in that way, it is unique. it is the only school in new york city that will be both an emergency shelter and a polling station. now, across the city on election day, some 60 polling sites will either have to be combined or relocated due to damage from hurricane sandy. and in a move that could be unprece
now the political fallout from superstorm sandy. some polls sites in new york city are being relocated or combined because of all the storm damage. and voters in some counties may get an extra day to cast their ballots if turnout is too low. alina cho is at a high school in brooklyn that is doubling as a shelter for all of the sandy evacuees. tomorrow it will also be a voting site, we understand. alina, how are the preparations going there? >> reporter: well, i think we'll have to wait...
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people are helping victims of sandy in near record numbers. officials from the american red cross say this is the biggest outpouring of donations for any u.s. disaster in the last six years. that's this week's getting down to business. >>> it is time, now, for no talking points. the art of the political dodge, seems all politicians are skilled at it. with debate coaches, aides, analysts, speech writers, they should be. dodging that troubling question can be just as important as providing that game-changing, momentum-building moment. for example. there's a topic change. >> texas has one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country. over 1 million kids, you did not get an opportunity to respond to that. what do you say to -- how do you explain that? >> you can't have access to some of the finest health care in the world. but we have a 1,200-mile border with mexico, and we have a huge number of illegals coming into this country. and they're coming into this country because the federal government has failed to secure that border. >> t
people are helping victims of sandy in near record numbers. officials from the american red cross say this is the biggest outpouring of donations for any u.s. disaster in the last six years. that's this week's getting down to business. >>> it is time, now, for no talking points. the art of the political dodge, seems all politicians are skilled at it. with debate coaches, aides, analysts, speech writers, they should be. dodging that troubling question can be just as important as...
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lisa sylvester joins us. >> 88 dead from sandy. but behind each one of those numbers is someone's story. someone who lost their life that day and they ranged in ages from 2 years old to 90 years old. matthew's pastor says the 8-year-old was going as ironman for halloween. but matthew never got that chance. he died monday outside his home. matthew ran out to check on calves the fanlally was raising on their farm when a tree limb fell on him. the family's pastor. >> it wasn't even raining and he had just run out and i saw the tree, it was only the part of the tree that fell was maybe eight inches in diameter. >> reporter: matthew wrote this note two weeks ago to pastor bob. thank you for being a pastor. you are very nice to me and ryan. then matthew asked if the pastor's son, ryan, could come over to play. the two were good buddies. how did your son take the news because you had to tell him, right? >> yeah. i was on the phone and my wife almost fell. she told him and later that night as i tucked ryan in bed, he asked me, did matthew,
lisa sylvester joins us. >> 88 dead from sandy. but behind each one of those numbers is someone's story. someone who lost their life that day and they ranged in ages from 2 years old to 90 years old. matthew's pastor says the 8-year-old was going as ironman for halloween. but matthew never got that chance. he died monday outside his home. matthew ran out to check on calves the fanlally was raising on their farm when a tree limb fell on him. the family's pastor. >> it wasn't even...
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the area that sandy covered was roughly the size of europe. we had major disasters in a number of states that president obama already has declared emergency declarations in a number of states that have been declared. we have seen some huge impacts on things like the availability of power. and with of course the loss of power comes attendant losses on things like gasoline. so all of these things, all of these issues being worked now as the community comes back and as we work to support con ed and other utility companies in getting the grid back on. we have over 75,000 survivors in new york and new jersey who now have applied for disaster assistance already. almost $15 million is already on the street. this is assistance directly to individuals. that spigot is going well. we have what are called disaster recovery centers. kind of a one-stop-shop. it's where you can go and get the information about what assistance you can get, what the housing situation is, how you handle unemployment, if you need help with your kids in school, all the kind of as
the area that sandy covered was roughly the size of europe. we had major disasters in a number of states that president obama already has declared emergency declarations in a number of states that have been declared. we have seen some huge impacts on things like the availability of power. and with of course the loss of power comes attendant losses on things like gasoline. so all of these things, all of these issues being worked now as the community comes back and as we work to support con ed...
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is it too soon to be campaigning after superstorm sandy? you can click yes, they should focus on helping storm victims, or, no, the election is just a few days away. we're going to share your responses later in the hour. >>> superstorm sandy's impact on politics just a small hiccup compared to the tragedy that many people are now trying to overcome. >> it's rough. emotionally it's devastating. >> i'm going -- >> we'll take a look at all the damage. i'm a conservative investor. i invest in what i know. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married. planning a life. there are risks, sure. but, there's no reward without it. i want to be prepared for the long haul. i see a world bursting with opportunities. india, china, brazil, ishares, small-caps, large-caps, ishares. industrials. low cost. every dollar counts. ishares. income. dividends. bonds. i like bonds. ishares. commodities. diversification. choices. my own ideas. ishares. i want to use the same stuff the big guys use. ishares. 9 out of 10 large, professional investors choose ishares for t
is it too soon to be campaigning after superstorm sandy? you can click yes, they should focus on helping storm victims, or, no, the election is just a few days away. we're going to share your responses later in the hour. >>> superstorm sandy's impact on politics just a small hiccup compared to the tragedy that many people are now trying to overcome. >> it's rough. emotionally it's devastating. >> i'm going -- >> we'll take a look at all the damage. i'm a conservative...
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plus, images of sandy's wrath continue to pour in. these boats wound up far where they're supposed to be, in someone's front yard. details on that. >>> sandy will cost billions to clean up across a number of states, but new york city alone has an astronomical bill. we'll break down the numbers and what you can expect to pay and be reimbursed from insurance. "starting point" back after this. [ male announcer ] the 2013 smart comes with 8 airbags, a crash management system and the world's only tridion safety cell which can withstand over three and a half tons. small in size. big on safety. which can withstand over three and a half tons. anncr: every president inherits few have faced so many. four years later... our enemies have been brought to justice. our heroes are coming home. assembly lines are humming again. there are still challenges to meet. children to educate. a middle class to rebuild. but the last thing we should do is turn back now. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. stay top of mind with custom
plus, images of sandy's wrath continue to pour in. these boats wound up far where they're supposed to be, in someone's front yard. details on that. >>> sandy will cost billions to clean up across a number of states, but new york city alone has an astronomical bill. we'll break down the numbers and what you can expect to pay and be reimbursed from insurance. "starting point" back after this. [ male announcer ] the 2013 smart comes with 8 airbags, a crash management system and...
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farmers urged to keep thurow records due to hurricane sandy. morris county, emergency shelters, charging stations. there was a story out of west virginia because the storms moved through there and there were homes that were destroyed we barely heard about that. so i think the new york media capital and also the sheer size and scope of it sucked this coverage in. >> and even in new york city -- i mean manhattan, it took people four days to realize staten island has been totally devastated. and it took a while for journalists to get to that story. >> the media capital censored in times square and downtown and when you're going into work, literally what you're seeing is the story. >> you know the landmarks and the subways. >> but it took the mayor a way to get there. >> and it's the most populated area so it was affected. it's not like it wasn't a story. it took a while for it to par e radiate out. >> the coverage of "bloomberg business week" if we can put that up, quit it's global warming, stupid." and the story said while no particular story cou
farmers urged to keep thurow records due to hurricane sandy. morris county, emergency shelters, charging stations. there was a story out of west virginia because the storms moved through there and there were homes that were destroyed we barely heard about that. so i think the new york media capital and also the sheer size and scope of it sucked this coverage in. >> and even in new york city -- i mean manhattan, it took people four days to realize staten island has been totally devastated....
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businesses, also, that hadn't lost it during sandy or had just gotten it back, out again. storm surges threatening the water front areas and parts of connecticut that today have more than a foot of snow. cnn's deb feyerick is in the community of gerrittson beach in brooklyn. how the do things look there now, deb? >> reporter: you know, they don't look that great, actually, ashleigh. this entire area was under water after the hurricane. now it is covered with snow. look down this way. okay. the water is at the end of this block. cars coming up to us right now. but the water was at the end of the block. it was not considered an evacuation zone, zone a,because of the fact that there's a parkway and they felt that would break the wave. it didn't. now people are describing it as a mini tsunami that they were running to try of get away from it. by the time they were able to get any evacuation orders, one man said he was up to his chest and it was simply too late. they didn't get the word. over here, you've got a light, a generator that's lighting up this area. a relief center. o
businesses, also, that hadn't lost it during sandy or had just gotten it back, out again. storm surges threatening the water front areas and parts of connecticut that today have more than a foot of snow. cnn's deb feyerick is in the community of gerrittson beach in brooklyn. how the do things look there now, deb? >> reporter: you know, they don't look that great, actually, ashleigh. this entire area was under water after the hurricane. now it is covered with snow. look down this way....
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new yorkers affected by sandy are being allowed to vote. but here's the thing, they're being allowed to vote at any polling place in the state. displaced voters in jersey can vote by e-mail. >>> you know the election could come down to this. the pivotal swing state of ohio. take a look at the latest poll of polls in the buckeye state. president obama has this razor-thin edge over mitt romney. 50% to romney's 47%. and cnn's carol costello is in blue ash, ohio, a suburb of cincinnati. and, carol, just set the scene for me there. >> well, it's been a steady stream at this polling center in blue ash, ohio, right outside of cincinnati. this is normally republican country. 2008 this county, hamilton county, swung obama's way the republicans have picked up their ground game here. they're trying to get republican voters enthused to come out to polls and vote, vote, vote. you heard jim acosta say mitt romney made a last stop in cleveland. it just goes to show you how important ohio is, brooke, because combined the presidential candidates visited the
new yorkers affected by sandy are being allowed to vote. but here's the thing, they're being allowed to vote at any polling place in the state. displaced voters in jersey can vote by e-mail. >>> you know the election could come down to this. the pivotal swing state of ohio. take a look at the latest poll of polls in the buckeye state. president obama has this razor-thin edge over mitt romney. 50% to romney's 47%. and cnn's carol costello is in blue ash, ohio, a suburb of cincinnati....
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sandy would have occurred anyway. it started in the caribbean, which is going to be warm, and warm almost all year long. but it's just that little extra push -- >> sure. >> we're just ramping up the storm's severity just by a little bit and made a big difference. >> let me ask the doctor, there are all sorts of things people are talking about doing right now. the mayor of new york city halls talked about the seawall and infrastructural changes. look, you can't fight the sea. that's the fact. you can do the best you can, but short of some of those infrastructure -- onland infrastructure plans, what can be done out at sea? anything that might mitigate this problem we're facing? >> out at sea, it's hard to mitigate but some things we can do on land that are easy. we can get the power stations in the cities away from the coast. so they won't flood. >> i was referring to artificial barrier islands. >> barrier islands. i think the barrier islands can be very hard -- you know, they're doing barrier islands in a few cities. l
sandy would have occurred anyway. it started in the caribbean, which is going to be warm, and warm almost all year long. but it's just that little extra push -- >> sure. >> we're just ramping up the storm's severity just by a little bit and made a big difference. >> let me ask the doctor, there are all sorts of things people are talking about doing right now. the mayor of new york city halls talked about the seawall and infrastructural changes. look, you can't fight the sea....
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sandy was not classified as a hurricane when it hit. this allows governors to declare that homeowners are exempt from the insurance deductible saving as much as 5% of the homes values. it's not so great for businesses. businesses that help companies that lose revenue because of an unexpected shutdown, but it doesn't cover businesses that just lose power. the donation for relief efforts is rolling in. people are helping victims of sandy in near record numbers. that's this week's getting down to business. >>> it is time now for no talking points. the art of the political dodge, seems all politicians are skilled at it. with debate coaches, aids, analysts, speech writers, they should be. dodging that troubling question can be just as important as providing that game changing momentum building moment. for example. there's a topic change. >> texas has one of the highest rates of uninsured children in the country. over 1 million kids, you did not get an opportunity to respond to that. what do you say to -- how do you explain that? >> you can't
sandy was not classified as a hurricane when it hit. this allows governors to declare that homeowners are exempt from the insurance deductible saving as much as 5% of the homes values. it's not so great for businesses. businesses that help companies that lose revenue because of an unexpected shutdown, but it doesn't cover businesses that just lose power. the donation for relief efforts is rolling in. people are helping victims of sandy in near record numbers. that's this week's getting down to...
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that was a state affected by sandy. all of those really interesting trends, different trends for unemployment. >> what is the cut-off date for the numbers? the end of the month? >> it was two weeks in the middle of the month. you are not going to have sandy impacts in these numbers for the october jobless reports. they are not in the numbers. >> interesting. thank you so much. the jobs report is likely to impact voters in the state of ohio. we are going hone in there. our chief business correspondent is going to join us from toledo. you can watch anytime on your desktop or mobile phone. go to cnn.com/tv. look, if you have copd like me, you know it can be hard to breathe, and how that feels. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open for 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. spiriva handihaler tiotropium bromide inhalation powder does not replace fast-acting inhaler
that was a state affected by sandy. all of those really interesting trends, different trends for unemployment. >> what is the cut-off date for the numbers? the end of the month? >> it was two weeks in the middle of the month. you are not going to have sandy impacts in these numbers for the october jobless reports. they are not in the numbers. >> interesting. thank you so much. the jobs report is likely to impact voters in the state of ohio. we are going hone in there. our...
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. >> now to the latest on superstorm sandy. the lights are starting to come back on for some families in the northeast, but not fast enough for others. five days after the storm more than 2.5 million customers are without power across 15 states and d.c., and the heartache is also growing for lots of families with the storm now blamed for 106 deaths in the u.s. overall, it's left 175 people dead, including the victims in canada and the caribbean. meanwhile, national guard troops are continuing to search and rescue. they are also helping to clear debris so crews can get the power back on and deliver food to people who need it. in new york, after a lot of criticism, mayor michael bloomberg cancelled the new york city marathon for the first time in 42 years. it's never been cancelled. it was set to take place tomorrow. no decision yet on whether it will be rescheduled. and at noon eastern, gas line will start being rationed in 12 counties in new jersey. to cut down on long lines at gas stations, people can only buy gas on odd-numbe
. >> now to the latest on superstorm sandy. the lights are starting to come back on for some families in the northeast, but not fast enough for others. five days after the storm more than 2.5 million customers are without power across 15 states and d.c., and the heartache is also growing for lots of families with the storm now blamed for 106 deaths in the u.s. overall, it's left 175 people dead, including the victims in canada and the caribbean. meanwhile, national guard troops are...
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sandy is gone, but misery continues as so many devastated. today the death toll climbed to 97 people. staten island neighborhoods swept away. homeland security secretary janet napolitano toured the area, vowing to do everything she could to help. plus, after insisting this sunday's new york city marathon would go on, mayor bloomberg canceled the race. many were outraged the city would take valuable efforts away from the recovery efforts for the marathon. tonight, city hall and race officials have called it off. meanwhile, look at this. cars lined up for miles to get gas. drivers in some cases waiting 20 hours as the supply dwindles, fighting with each other. there's one report that a guy pulled a gun at one gas station. tonight the military is delivering fuel to the disaster zone, sending 24 million gallons of extra gas, a welcome sign. the obama administration is hiring trucks to bring the gas to staging areas. all this is unfolding four days before the general election. president obama and governor romney fighting it out for every last vote
sandy is gone, but misery continues as so many devastated. today the death toll climbed to 97 people. staten island neighborhoods swept away. homeland security secretary janet napolitano toured the area, vowing to do everything she could to help. plus, after insisting this sunday's new york city marathon would go on, mayor bloomberg canceled the race. many were outraged the city would take valuable efforts away from the recovery efforts for the marathon. tonight, city hall and race officials...
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. >>> the emphasis on the election took a back seat brought on by superstorm sandy. both candidates put the talking points in their back pocket. but now with just three days left, the candidates are back on the trail with the talking points at the ready. we also have our correspondents spread out throughout the battleground states to bring you more on the election and the final push for both candidates. >>> let's step away from the map and let's get to the message for a moment. paul steinhauser is live in harrisburg, pennsylvania. paul, really a flurry of activity and travel for president obama and governor romney. what is their message for these final three days? >> victor, it's interesting, both of them have the same message. change. they're saying it in different ways. you're hearing a lot about change as they crisscross the campaign trail in the final days. both were talking about the message yesterday, last night in ohio. take a listen. >> the president says that, you know, it has to be this way. i say it has to change. he says, he's got excuses for us. i say, i
. >>> the emphasis on the election took a back seat brought on by superstorm sandy. both candidates put the talking points in their back pocket. but now with just three days left, the candidates are back on the trail with the talking points at the ready. we also have our correspondents spread out throughout the battleground states to bring you more on the election and the final push for both candidates. >>> let's step away from the map and let's get to the message for a...
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one week ago tonight, sandy knocked out power in the northeast. about a million people in the region are still waiting for power. thousands have been displaced from their homes. probably tens of thousands. the loss and damage sandy left in its wake is immense. its affects still unfolding. tomorrow, secretary of homeland security janet napolitano is going to travel to nassau, suffolk county long island. they feel like they have not gotten the attention they need. in new jersey tomorrow, people will be allowed to vote by e-mail or fax. earlier today, the governor of new york, despite the scramble to make it easier to vote, an obvious question that remains, in areas hardest hit, can voters focus on the election. the first election lawsuits have already been filed in ohio over how provisional ballots will be counted and in florida over the deadline for early voting. we all remember what happened in florida in 2000, the lawyers are certainly ready for a repeat, even if the rest of us are not. joining me is jeffrey toobin, cnn senior legal analyst, and
one week ago tonight, sandy knocked out power in the northeast. about a million people in the region are still waiting for power. thousands have been displaced from their homes. probably tens of thousands. the loss and damage sandy left in its wake is immense. its affects still unfolding. tomorrow, secretary of homeland security janet napolitano is going to travel to nassau, suffolk county long island. they feel like they have not gotten the attention they need. in new jersey tomorrow, people...
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the death toll from sandy continues to rise. we now know that at least 41 new yorkers have perished. as i cautioned yesterday, as rescue and recovery efforts continue, there could be more fatalities that are discovered. we are getting to the point where we think we've been through every place, but you can never be 100% sure. yesterday, as i'm sure you heard, first responders recovered the bodies of little brandon and connor moore of staten island. brandon was 2 years old, and connor was 4. they were swept away from their mother's arms by the force of sandy's storm surge, and it just breaks your heart to even think about it. as a father, i cannot imagine the pain and anguish the boys' parents are suffering. their father, damien, is a city sanitation worker. at the time of the tragedy he was on the job helping our city respond to the storm. i did talk to him this morning and expressed as a parent my deepest sympathies. there's nothing you can ever say to a parent who has lost a child other than you're praying for them, you're pray
the death toll from sandy continues to rise. we now know that at least 41 new yorkers have perished. as i cautioned yesterday, as rescue and recovery efforts continue, there could be more fatalities that are discovered. we are getting to the point where we think we've been through every place, but you can never be 100% sure. yesterday, as i'm sure you heard, first responders recovered the bodies of little brandon and connor moore of staten island. brandon was 2 years old, and connor was 4. they...
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marathon with all the generate rs, food, water and police that requires as new yorkers still reel from sandy. on staten island today, there was this message for the mayor. after what we heard from person after person there. we were there again today and met this owner of a local garden inn. this hotel is overflowing with people sharing rooms. every one of his rooms, people there have nowhere else to go. richard refused to kick them out to make room for the marathon runners that were supposed to stay there. >> people are dying on staten island. they are dying. and i have a dilemma, do i pull people out who have no place to go to make room for marathon runners? i don't think so. i'm not doing it. i can't do it. >> while victims on staten island and many other new yorkers are relieved the mayor canceled the marathon, the news was hard for some. when our producer broke the news to this runner, tears filled her eyes. >> they're pulling out bodies of little children and us runners are going to walk through and run through their neighborhood in our fancy marathon outfits like nothing happened. let
marathon with all the generate rs, food, water and police that requires as new yorkers still reel from sandy. on staten island today, there was this message for the mayor. after what we heard from person after person there. we were there again today and met this owner of a local garden inn. this hotel is overflowing with people sharing rooms. every one of his rooms, people there have nowhere else to go. richard refused to kick them out to make room for the marathon runners that were supposed to...
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president obama touring the devastation left in sandy's wake. he met with the victims along staten island. far rockaway and breezy point. >> i came up here right after the storm, was on the jersey side, and i promised to everybody that i was speaking on behalf of the country when i said we are going to be here until the rebuilding is complete. and i meant it. so i'm going to come back today but i'm also going to be coming back in the future to make sure that we have followed through on that commitment. >> his visit may not have impacted the 4,500 people still without power. their anger directed at the power companies for failing to prepare for and respond to sandy. >> we're not in a third world country. i'm on long island. my taxes are sky high. i pay so much money each month to lipa. >> long island power company is now the target of a class-action suit and its chief operating officer is stepping down. both lipa and con ed subpoenaed over their sluggish response to the storm. >>> all right. less than three hours from now 18,000 people could hear
president obama touring the devastation left in sandy's wake. he met with the victims along staten island. far rockaway and breezy point. >> i came up here right after the storm, was on the jersey side, and i promised to everybody that i was speaking on behalf of the country when i said we are going to be here until the rebuilding is complete. and i meant it. so i'm going to come back today but i'm also going to be coming back in the future to make sure that we have followed through on...
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now i want to talk about the long lines in sandy's wake for gas. this is a huge financial story in the northeast. you have these lines still very long and despite all of the assurances of many, many politicians over the past few days this would be cleared up in a couple days, a few days, it has not been. the lines are still very long for gas. and patience is very short. you have police resources, law enforcement resources being diverted to keep order in these lines. and you have people very upset that because of power outage tez pumps, the pumps can't operate and disruptions from actual deliveries of oil. here's what's so interesting, sole dad, soledad. we have plenty of gasoline. it is in huge facilities below the ground. we just can't get to it. a couple things they're doing in new jersey. they have a system linking your license plate number to the day can you get gas. still lines are two, three, four hours long for gas. and the federal government is going to bring in 12 million gallons of unleaded gas to hard hit areas still trying to really --
now i want to talk about the long lines in sandy's wake for gas. this is a huge financial story in the northeast. you have these lines still very long and despite all of the assurances of many, many politicians over the past few days this would be cleared up in a couple days, a few days, it has not been. the lines are still very long for gas. and patience is very short. you have police resources, law enforcement resources being diverted to keep order in these lines. and you have people very...